Fights over fees and new silks: What’s hot in law this week (9–13 Oct)

The Voice referendum is finally here, and academics and judges around the country are out addressing concerns about the...

14 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Voice ‘legally safe’ and ‘will not result in excessive litigation’, says Law Council

The proposed Voice to Parliament is “simple, straightforward, safe and modest”, and lawyers have a duty to ensure...

29 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal Aid CEOs, 22 pro bono target signatories pledge support for Voice

The chief executives of two of Australia’s largest legal aid organisations, as well as over 20 signatories to the...

07 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Support for the Voice shines through Arnold Bloch Leibler’s 70th-year celebration

Amid a celebration for Arnold Bloch Leibler’s 70th year, the Prime Minister of Australia and the firm’s leaders...

23 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson

NSW, SA Law Society announces support of Voice to Parliament

The NSW and SA Law Societies have announced their support of the Voice to

01 January 1980

By Naomi Neilson

Reputational risk, including on the Voice, essential in ESG considerations

When it comes to determining company stances on hot-button issues, law departments have to ensure that the broader...

13 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Brisbane firm defends itself against invoice stoush

A Brisbane firm has had to defend itself against a former client who claimed she could not contest her invoices over...

13 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Exercise caution in going against your employer’s Voice position

Corporate Australia is increasingly taking positions on social issues, particularly given the growing prominence of...

23 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Implications arising from employers’ Voice positions

Across Australia, corporate entities have taken a stance on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But what...

19 May 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Inquiry bombshells, budget reflections and Voice viewpoints: What’s hot in law this week (8-12 May)

A major public inquiry is heating up, and senior lawyers are having their say on the Voice. Here is your weekly...

13 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Bar Association presidents call shadow A-G’s Voice comments ‘wrong’, ‘not correct’

In an interview with News Corp earlier this week, Senator Michaelia Cash said that the proposed Voice to Parliament...

11 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian Bar members to vote on body’s Voice stance

Any decision by the Victorian Bar to support the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, or not take a public...

10 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

LIV backs Voice

While acknowledging there is a “diversity of views” among its members, the Law Institute of Victoria has thrown its...

09 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney barrister ordered to repay solicitor after invoice stoush

A Sydney barrister who charged a solicitor a figure almost five times higher than the original costs estimate has been...

08 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian Bar president rejects idea that barristers supporting Voice are financially motivated

Following claims made in News Corp last week that pro-Voice barristers will benefit financially from the passing of...

01 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former ABA, LCA presidents throw support behind Voice

Six silks, all of whom have served as presidents of the Australian Bar Association or Law Council of Australia, have...

27 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

Voice ‘just and legally sound’, says Law Council

Australia has “unfinished constitutional business”, and the proposed Voice to Parliament should be passed in a...

24 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Proposed Voice ‘enhances’ our Constitution, says Solicitor-General

In advice published earlier this morning by A-G Dreyfus, Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue KC has stressed that the...

21 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy